They are AI enemies for now. But if the Ma'Alaketh and Hive come through as playable and the game is complete to my satisfaction, the pirates would become the '5th race' where they are playable from the Helix Nebula.
Prefer the look of 'A' for the security craft, but 'C' for the freighter. That version looks more likely able to string multiple containers together to make trips more efficient. It could even have an auxiliary engine and manoeuvring unit to be put on the back of the chain.
Here's some storyboarding I'm building to guide the artists for the intro for Genari. Basically there is a prologue and epilogue video for each race.
Been dealing with these snipers for quite awhile. Truly devastating weapons with their range and accuracy, at least until their 'don't F with me during beta 10x dmg multplier' is removed
What exactly do you mean by this? There are already AI defenders (and offense support once you claim a tile) that are present. Was funny when you would get a repair tender, research or medical vessel as a defender against you...